In the instance of adoption, children within the household of a same-sex couple have been met with the argument that same-sex couples do not give a child the well rounded family view of man and wife. ... Due to the nature of a same-sex couple, discrimination plays a large part in the child's growth. ... Many times, discrimination has been the point of what the country means for same-sex couples. In the case of medicine, same-sex couples are winning some and losing some. ... Even so Fischer continued on that if such were truly the occurrence, people may have their child tested while still...

• Word Count: 1956
• Approx Pages: 8
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Same-sex marriage, defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary, is the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage. ... There are over 18 countries that have legalized same-sex marriage. ... A way to produce a child without sexual intercourse is through "test tube babies" or in vitro fertilization. ... Next, legalizing same-sex marriage could improve the health of homosexuals. ... In summary, I believe that same-sex marriage should be legalized in the Philippines. ...

• Word Count: 1699
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Sex before marriage is bad. But with sexual education, it satisfies the curiosity within students to WHY sex should be taken seriously. ... A 1993 study of condom effectiveness that has been re-tested and disproved is still being used by eleven out of thirteen curricula in the United States. ... This just shows that some teens are going to have sex no matter what they are taught in school. ... These same students were also less likely to receive STD testing compared to their "non-virginity pledge" counterparts. ...

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Relationship conflicts also test Greg and Pam's own personal connection. ... This distrust Jack displays immediately will prove to be a problem for Greg, as Jack will set him up for many failures, and will test the strength of Greg's love. ... Greg buys Jack a rare flower, the best champagne he can find at the Oyster Bay Druggery, attempts to go find Jinx (the family cat), abstains from sex, and several time he tries to tell Jack about his love for Pam. ...

• Word Count: 1359
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• Grade Level: High School

They may experience greater anguish than girls because their same sex role models, fathers, are usually the ones who disengage from the family. Children living with opposite-sex parents, mother in custody of boys and father in custody of girls, were not as well adjusted on measures of competent social behavior. ... While females traditionally outscore males on standardized tests of verbal skills and males outperform females on mathematical skills, males who have experienced family disruption generally score higher on verbal aptitude. ... Researchers only noted that there is a small difference ...

• Word Count: 2097
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Lastly, what really tested her views on the lowering of traditional standards was her daughter Rama becoming pregnant. It is not an accepted practice to have sex before marriage in the Islamic community. ... She learns from the mistake of her young daughter Assatou and decides to educate her daughters on the principles of sex and how it could compromise their path ahead. ...

• Word Count: 1737
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the movie, the secret that Terry got a DNA test done on their daughter is revealed. He felt they only had sex once when she got pregnant, causing him to question whether his daughter was actually his. ...

• Word Count: 1279
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• Grade Level: High School

"Primate Studies and Sex Differences", an essay by Sally Linton, tells about her disagreement of the experience done on primates, the "animals that are most like human beings", to reveal the truth that some behaviors reflects innate differences between genders. ... If you still think that the fact given above is invalid for it was tested on animal, think about your own experiences. ...

• Word Count: 1274
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• Grade Level: High School

It was acceptable in literary circles for women to enjoy pleasure of the flesh; sex was something women could partake in and like separate and unattached to their duty of bearing children. ... Anderson and Zinsser state that, "Love, not the woman herself, caused the hero to act, to test and prove himself,"" (334). ...

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With over an 800% increase of people living together before or in place of marriage and with over 50% of all marriages being preceded by a trial marriage of cohabitation, people are marrying later because they have an inclination to test the relationship through cohabitation. ... Compared to all sexually active people, faithfully married couples experience the most physical pleasure and emotional satisfaction with their sex lives. ... The prevention of premarital sex leads to fewer children out-of-wedlock. ...

• Word Count: 2151
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These factors include "the age and sex of the child, the length of time of severe discord in the marriage, and the length of time between the first separation and the formal divorce. ... A study was done by Glenn and Kramer, of data from 11 U.S. national surveys conducted from 1973-1985 to test for the strength of various arguments of reasons for a higher divorce rate among adult children of divorce. ...

• Word Count: 1957
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Many situations and lifestyle choices make for different types of marriages. Marriage is a constantly evolving institution. In our lifetime, society has evolved from what used to be considered "traditional" marriage, into accepting that love can and does exist outside of heterosexual coupling. Marri...

• Word Count: 2067
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I decided, along with Carol, to perform Act III, Scene I, from Hamlet, when Ophelia obeys her father and tests Hamlet's love for her by returning his remembrances. ... This particular line is part of many that raise the question of whether or not Hamlet and Ophelia had premarital sex. ...

• Word Count: 2206
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School